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Lyell's syndrome in an AIDS patient.

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), or Lyell's syndrome, is a rare cutaneous reaction, most often drug related with drugs such as sulfonamides, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-convulsants and allopurinol. It is characterised by extensive mucocutaneous detachment and usually associated with severe constitutional symptoms. The mortality rate is about 20-66%. The incidence of TEN is increasing among HIV-...